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Danielmzamo Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 500494801

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Harry Gwala, Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal

654
Learners
18:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Danielmzamo Special School?

Danielmzamo Special School is a public special needs school in Harry Gwala, within the Harry Gwala education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 654 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Danielmzamo Special School?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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St Faiths Road - Kwamzamo Place Highflats 3306
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Amanzimtoti79.5 km
Pietermaritzburg88.7 km
Pinetown92.3 km
Westville96.3 km
Durban CBD101.7 km
Umhlanga115.3 km

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What other schools are near Danielmzamo Special School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Malezulu Combined School
PrimaryPublicQ2
345 learners 11 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Harry Gwala · 0.1km away
Nhlamvana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
111 learners 4 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Elangeni Store · 1.8km away
Masheshisa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
197 learners 7 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools

Kwathathani Location · 2.6km away
Umhlabashana Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
114 learners 4 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Highflats · 2.7km away
Umhlabashana Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
187 learners 8 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

St Faiths Road · 2.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Danielmzamo Special School.

Vulekani Special School
Special NeedsPublic
248 learners 18 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Harry Gwala
Pholela Special School
Special NeedsPublic
398 learners 26 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools

Nkwezela
Harding Special School
Special NeedsPublic
133 learners 15 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools

Harding

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.